HC Arc offers improved readability and sustainability
New York, NY, April 20, 2023—HarperCollins Publishers today announced the creation of HC Arc®, a new font designed to enhance the reading experience. The font has a dynamic sense of motion and was designed to improve readability. In addition, HC Arc will reduce the amount of paper used per title by up to 20 percent. Launching in July, the font will be exclusive to HarperCollins and used on select non-English titles published by the company’s European and South American businesses.
“We are very excited about the introduction of HC Arc,” says Chantal Restivo-Alessi, CEO International Foreign Language and Chief Digital Officer. “It promises to deliver on two important initiatives at HarperCollins: improving readability and sustainability. Translations in Europe can be extremely lengthy. This new font is a creative way to publish shorter books while accommodating the longer text, all while ensuring the reader’s experience is actually improved. It is elegant and dynamic, and we look forward to bringing it to market this year.”
HarperCollins partnered with 2K/DENMARK to develop the proprietary typeface, which has a darker texture, higher x-height, and low contrast aesthetic. It was designed to provide an elegant representation of the text, and can be used on high-bulk paper. With less paper usage, it helps to reduce the environmental impact of the books.
About 2K/DENMARK: 2K/DENMARK was founded in 1987. Today they offer a range of high quality services, both digitally and in printed media. 2K are designers, and that shines through in their type design, typesetting, and app development. With their roots deep in typography, design, and art history, they understand and respect the craft, but they also dare to find new solutions using new technology—innovation turns most parts of their business. Learn more at www.2kdenmark.com.
About HarperCollins: HarperCollins Publishers is the second largest consumer book publisher in the world, with operations in 18 countries. With 200 years of history and more than 120 branded imprints around the world, HarperCollins publishes approximately 10,000 new books every year in 17 languages, and has a print and digital catalog of more than 200,000 titles. Writing across dozens of genres, HarperCollins authors include winners of the Nobel Prize, the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, the Newbery and Caldecott Medals and the Man Booker Prize. HarperCollins, headquartered in New York, is a subsidiary of News Corp (NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV) and can be visited online at corporate.HC.com.
Contact: Erin Crum, HarperCollins Publishers, 212-207-7223, Erin.Crum@HarperCollins.com
